Summer 2010 National Real Estate SummaryUS Market Snapshot

Repeat Buyers & Investors With Cash Boosting Home Sales & Prices In Many Markets, New HouseHunt Survey Shows

For the first time in nearly three years, repeat buyers and investors have overtaken first-time buyers as sales leaders once again in the nation's housing market. As a result, prices of bank-owned REOs and properties involved in short sales are being bid up by multiple offers and cash buyers in many neighborhoods, according to the latest HouseHunt quarterly current market conditions survey.

"The current ratio of 58% to 42% favors repeat buyers," said Michael Bearden, president and CEO of HouseHunt, Inc. "This is an increase of 10 percentage points over a year ago and 24 points over six months ago. In a more balanced market of supply and demand, repeat buyers usually lead by a two-thirds ratio."

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